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nasa researchers have identified just 9600 near earth * toda 9600. but that is about a little under 1 percent of the million asteroids that we believe our nearest. for more on this latest as terrell flyby and the russian fireball, and joined by dr. amelie right car research assistant and astrophysics with the american museum of natural history. britain have year. this was an exciting day, a more exciting than any of us, i think , bargained for and certainly the russians. my goodness. >> absolutely. if. lou: is going to start with the astros first because i am so impressed with the precision, the calculation. this asteroid, da 14, it would pass through at 17,000 miles above our surface and they were exactly right. >> a very close call, but we knew exactly where was going. and so -- lou: and with of thousands yes synchronous satellites, would there be principally telecommunications are weather satellites up there, 20,000 miles. i'm sort of surprised that something did not get hit. that is a lot of stuff up there. >> a lot of stuff, was still mostly emp
nasa researchers have identified just 9600 near earth * toda 9600. but that is about a little under 1 percent of the million asteroids that we believe our nearest. for more on this latest as terrell flyby and the russian fireball, and joined by dr. amelie right car research assistant and astrophysics with the american museum of natural history. britain have year. this was an exciting day, a more exciting than any of us, i think , bargained for and certainly the russians. my goodness. >>...
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nasa says this was the biggest meteor to hit earth in over a century, weighing more than the eiffel tower, its explosion in the atmosphere, the equivalent of 30 hiroshima bombs. officials say over 1,200 people were injured, over 4,000 buildings damaged and over 1 million square feet of glass shattered, the size of about 20 football fields. there are broken storefronts and windows like this one all throughout the city, you can see them all the way down the street behind me. the city is littered with broken glass that caused most of the injuries. the hunt is on for thousands of fragments that could have hit the ground. divers searched this frozen lake where one piece is thought to have created this massive hole in the ice. they aren't the only ones looking. meteor hunters from around the world are calling this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. >> i haven't been able to sleep for the past two days. >> reporter: one of them told us that a small piece could be worth thousands of dollars. thousands of dollars. bigger chunks, hundreds of thousands. >> there's no doubt that millions and millio
nasa says this was the biggest meteor to hit earth in over a century, weighing more than the eiffel tower, its explosion in the atmosphere, the equivalent of 30 hiroshima bombs. officials say over 1,200 people were injured, over 4,000 buildings damaged and over 1 million square feet of glass shattered, the size of about 20 football fields. there are broken storefronts and windows like this one all throughout the city, you can see them all the way down the street behind me. the city is littered...
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nasa says it's the biggs meteor to hit the earth in more than 100 years. one piece is believed to created a huge hole in this frozen lake. drivers are searching for fragments. meteor hunters would like to get their hands on a piece of the rofnlgt it could be pretty valuable, depending hundred big it is. >> there's no doubt that millions and million of dollars in value, pieces, fell to the earth. >> hours after the meteor hit russia, scientists said the asteroid missed the earth by only 17,000 miles, coming closer than satellites and late friday night, fire ball lit up the sky over san francisco. it turn out to be a meteor or shooting star, nothing to do with the one in russia. >> ama: new at 11:00, an east bay man suffered only minor cuts after losing control of his brand new motorcycle and slamming into a house. the incident happened in antioch this evening. police said the man was on his driveway, doing some sort of maneuver with the bike, when he lost control. the 2013 harley davidson smashed through the wall of the neighbor's house and into a garage. >
nasa says it's the biggs meteor to hit the earth in more than 100 years. one piece is believed to created a huge hole in this frozen lake. drivers are searching for fragments. meteor hunters would like to get their hands on a piece of the rofnlgt it could be pretty valuable, depending hundred big it is. >> there's no doubt that millions and million of dollars in value, pieces, fell to the earth. >> hours after the meteor hit russia, scientists said the asteroid missed the earth by...
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nasa says it's the biggs meteor to hit the earth in more than 100 years. one piece is believed to created a huge hole in this frozen lake. drivers are searching for fragments. meteor hunters would like to get their hands on a piece of the rofnlgt it could be pretty valuable, depending hundred big it is. >> there's no doubt that millions and million of dollars in value, pieces, fell to the earth. >> hours after the meteor hit russia, scientists said the asteroid missed the earth by only 17,000 miles, coming closer than satellites and late friday night, fire ball lit up the sky over san francisco. it turn out to be a meteor or shooting star, nothing to do with the one in russia. >> ama: new at 11:00, an east bay man suffered only minor cuts after losing control of his brand new motorcycle and slamming into a house. the incident happened in antioch this evening. police said the man was on his driveway, doing some sort of maneuver with the bike, when he lost control. the 2013 harley davidson smashed through the wall of the neighbor's house and into a garage. >
nasa says it's the biggs meteor to hit the earth in more than 100 years. one piece is believed to created a huge hole in this frozen lake. drivers are searching for fragments. meteor hunters would like to get their hands on a piece of the rofnlgt it could be pretty valuable, depending hundred big it is. >> there's no doubt that millions and million of dollars in value, pieces, fell to the earth. >> hours after the meteor hit russia, scientists said the asteroid missed the earth by...